The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-04-14
County Politics Again.

HOllNy Nh' my 'lI'''NN -
Gratis of all parts Oft the county and
of but little objection anywhere.
The idea seems to prevail with
even those members of the party
who have hitherto opposed nominal,
inc conventions, that the time has
come to call halt. They are
beginning to see clearly that the
old policy of denominations Is
destructive of all party discipline,
demoralizing to party organization,
and results in men who are not
Democrats at all controlling the
party's affairs and deciding who
shall ill the offices.
Ii there ore any real Democrats in
the county who oppose making
nominations - something we Sc
riously doubt there are some things
we would like for them TO soberly
consider before finally making up
their decision.
First, we submit, that il it is good
party policy to make nominations
for District Attorney, Senator and
Floater, there is no valid reason
why the same rule should not
apply all the way through. Indeed,
the making of nominations for these
offices furnishes one or the best
of reasons for nominating a whole
ticket, for the experience of the
past has demonstrated that not To
do SO is so demoralizing in its
effects upon party discipline, that
in free race the candidates for the
other offices will sacrifice the INFER
ests Of the party nominees for their
own Ivy swapping, playing on both
sides Of party lines and in various
other ways too numerous to men.
ton. To such an extent has this
been carried, and so often, have
other counties Omitted in the same
district with us) had to elect the
the ticket, that Lincoln county
Democracy has become rcproach
and by-word TO all the rest Of the
State.
Again, there is quite large
element in the county who are not
Democrats at all, who always turn
up at Democratic convention and
occupy the chief seats in the
synagogue" when delegates are TO
be elected to choose the party
standard bearer for State officers,
Congressman, Senator or Floater,
but who never seem to feel under
the least obligation afterwards to
support the ticket, especially If it
happens not to accord with their
personal choice. The party has
suffered quite enough from the
presumption and treachery Of such
characters in the past, and it is
getting high time this element were
eliminated altogether, or given to
understand that if they come into
party councils at all they must stay
in and abide by its rulings and dis
Cipline. Really there is nothing so
much needed in the county just
now, next to having the right kind
of officers, as to teach some profess
ed Democrats that the time has
come when they must cease playing
Democrat, Republican and Indcpen-
| dent-all three in one-according
as may seem best for their own
selfish interests, or for the gratiii
cation of some personal within or
spite. In our humble opinion it
would be better for the Democratic
party Of the county to thoroughly
rcorganize and make nominations
and en- active canvass, if every man on
| the ticket were defeated, than to 90
on as in the past. So far as the
county offices are concerned, the
practical results would be exact
~ the same; linen who are not
Democrats would decide who are
TO fill them, just as they have done
heretofore but the true Demo cracy
of the county would have succeeded
in purging itself, and would know
its friends and be in shape to con
troll its own councils hereafter.
Again, we are on the eve Of an.
other great National contest. Next
year President and Congressman
arc to be chosen, and unless the
party is reorganzed this year and
placed IN fighting trim, the same
old Democratic Republican Indepen-
dent, Soap tail element will turn up
again on the front seats IN our